CPR training assembly

ABSTRACT

A CPR training assembly for instructing a person to perform CPR or choking rescue on an infant, a child or an adult includes a housing and an audio unit that is coupled to the housing. The audio unit emits audio outwardly from the housing to audibly alert a user. The audio unit stores data pertaining to audible instructions for performing CPR or choking rescue on infants, children and adults. A control unit is coupled to the housing and the control unit is electrically coupled to the audio unit to select the audible instructions for a respective one of the infants, children and adults. In this way the user can choose to receive audible instructions that correspond to whether an infant, a child or an adult needs CPR or choking rescue.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention (2) Descriptionof Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to training devices and moreparticularly pertains to a new training device for instructing a personto perform CPR or choking rescue on an infant, a child or an adult.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a housing and an audio unit that is coupled to thehousing. The audio unit emits audio outwardly from the housing toaudibly alert a user. The audio unit stores data pertaining to audibleinstructions for performing CPR or choking rescue on infants, childrenand adults. A control unit is coupled to the housing and the controlunit is electrically coupled to the audio unit to select the audibleinstructions for a respective one of the infants, children and adults.In this way the user can choose to receive audible instructions thatcorrespond to whether an infant, a child or an adult needs CPR orchoking rescue.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a CPR training assembly according toan embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through5 thereof, a new training device embodying the principles and conceptsof an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by thereference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the CPR training assembly 10generally comprises a housing 12 that has a top wall 14, a bottom wall16 and an exterior wall 18 extending therebetween. The exterior wall 18has a first lateral surface 20 and a second lateral surface 22, and eachof the first lateral surface 20 and the second lateral surface 22 isconcavely arcuate with respect to a center line of the housing 12. Thus,the housing 12 has a heart shaped cross-section taken along a lineextending through the top wall 14 and the bottom wall 16. The bottomwall 16 has a plurality of audio apertures 24 extending into an interiorof the housing 12.

A clip 26 may be coupled to the housing 12 and for engaging an articleof clothing, such as a shirt or the like. The clip 26 may comprise anymechanical clip 26 that can releasably engage clothing, such as analligator clip 26 or the like. Additionally, a lanyard 28 may be coupledto the housing 12 thereby facilitating the housing 12 to be worn arounda neck in the convention of a necklace. The clip 26 and the lanyard 28facilitate the housing 12 to be carried without worry of losing thehousing 12 in a chaotic environment.

An audio unit 30 is coupled to the housing 12 and emits audio outwardlytherefrom for audibly alerting a user. The audio unit 30 stores datapertaining to audible instructions for performing CPR or choking rescueon infants, children and adults. The audio unit 30 comprises a controlcircuit 32 that is positioned within the housing 12 and electronicmemory 34 that is positioned within the housing 12. The electronicmemory 34 is electrically coupled the control circuit 32 and theelectronic memory 34 stores a plurality of data sets. Each of the datasets pertains to a respective one of the audible instructions for CPR orchoking rescue on infants, children or adults. The electronic memory 34may comprise ROM memory, flash memory and any other type of electronicdata storage. Additionally, the audible instructions may be recorded inthe language that is common to the area in which the user will becarrying the housing 12.

A speaker 36 is positioned within the housing 12 and the speaker 36 iselectrically coupled to the control circuit 32. The speaker 36 emits theaudible instructions and the speaker 36 is aligned with the audioapertures 24 in the bottom wall 16 of the housing 12 to pass the audibleinstructions through the audio apertures 24. The speaker 36 may be anelectronic speaker that has an operational noise level ranging betweenapproximately 70.0 dBA and 100.0 dBA. In this way the audibleinstructions can be broadcast at a volume that is sufficiently high toovercome significant background noise. The speaker 36 may be a waterresistant speaker or the like such that the speaker is not damaged byexposure to water or other electrically conductive liquids.

A volume up button 38 is movably coupled to the housing 12 and thevolume up button 38 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 32.The volume up button 38 increases a volume of the speaker 36 when thevolume up button 38 is manipulated. A volume down button 40 is movablycoupled to the housing 12 and the volume down button 40 is electricallycoupled to the control circuit 32. The volume down button 40 decreasesthe volume of the speaker 36 when the volume down button 40 ismanipulated.

A power supply 42 is positioned within the housing 12 and the powersupply 42 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 32. The powersupply 42 comprises at least one battery 44 that is positioned withinthe housing 12. The at least one battery 44 is electrically coupled tothe control circuit 32. The power supply 42 further comprises a chargeport 46 that is recessed into the exterior wall 18 of the housing 12.The charge port 46 insertably receives a charge cord 48 from a powersource, such as a battery charger or the like. The charge port 46 iselectrically coupled to the at least one battery 44 for recharging theat least one battery 44. Additionally, the charge port 46 may be a microusb port or any other conventional electrical port for charging abattery.

A control unit 50 is coupled to the housing 12 and the control unit 50is electrically coupled to the audio unit 30. The control unit 50 ismanipulated to select the audible instructions for a respective one ofthe infants, children and adults. In this way the user can select toreceive audible instructions that correspond to whether an infant, achild or an adult needs CPR or choking rescue. Thus, the user cancompetently respond to a medical emergency when access to 911 or otheremergency response is not available.

The control unit 50 comprises a plurality of buttons 52 and each of thebuttons 52 is movably positioned on the top wall 14 of the housing 12.Each of the buttons 52 is electrically coupled to the control circuit 32and each of the buttons 52 has one of the data sets in the electronicmemory 34 associated therewith. The plurality of buttons 52 includes aninfant choke button 54, an infant CPR button 56, a child choke button58, a child CPR button 60, an adult choke button 62 and an adult CPRbutton 64. The electronic memory 34 communicates the associated data setto the speaker 36 when the associated button 52 is manipulated. In thisway the speaker 36 emits audible instructions specifically for whetheran infant, a child or an adult needs choking rescue or CPR.

A plurality of light emitters 66 is provided and each of the lightemitter is coupled to the top wall 14 of the housing 12. Each of thelight emitters 66 is positioned within the housing 12 and each of thelight emitters 66 is aligned with a respective one of the buttons 52.Moreover, each of the light emitters 66 is electrically coupled to thecontrol circuit 32. Each of the light emitters 66 is turned on when oneof the buttons 52 is depressed thereby facilitating the plurality ofbuttons 52 to be illuminated. In this way the plurality of buttons 52are visible to the user in a darkened environment.

The audible instructions for each of the data sets may be broken into asequence of instructional steps for performing CPR or choking rescue.The sequence of instructional steps corresponding to the selectedaudible instructions is broadcast through the speaker 36 inchronological order for performing CPR or choking rescue. The pluralityof buttons 52 additionally includes a repeat button 68 and a pausebutton 70. The pause button 70 pauses the broadcast of the selectedaudible instructions to give the user time to perform the actionsprescribed by the audible instructions. The repeat button 68 repeats thesequence of instructional steps that has most recently been broadcast.

In use, a selected one of the buttons 52 is manipulated when the userneeds to perform CPR or choking rescue. The speaker 36 broadcasts theaudible instructions that correspond to whether an infant, a child or anadult needs CPR or choking rescue. In this way the user is instructed toprovide competent emergency medical care when emergency responders arenot available, such as areas experiencing military conflict, naturaldisasters and other emergencies that involve lack of professionalmedical help. The pause button 70 is manipulated at any selected time topause the audible instructions. Additionally, the repeat button 68 ismanipulated to repeat the most recently broadcast sequence ofinstructional steps.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

We claim:
 1. A CPR training assembly being configured to emit spokeninstructions for performing CPR on an individual in an emergencysituation, said assembly comprising: a housing; an audio unit beingcoupled to said housing and emitting audio outwardly therefrom whereinsaid audio unit is configured to audibly alert a user, said audio unitstoring data pertaining to audible instructions for performing CPR orchoking rescue on infants, children and adults; and a control unit beingcoupled to said housing, said control unit being electrically coupled tosaid audio unit such that said control unit selects said audibleinstructions for a respective one of the infants, children and adultswherein said control unit is configured to facilitate the user toreceive audible instructions that correspond to whether an infant, achild or an adult needs CPR or choking rescue; wherein said housing hasa top wall, a bottom wall and an exterior wall extending there between,said exterior wall having a first lateral surface and a second lateralsurface, each of said first lateral surface and said second lateralsurface being concavely arcuate with respect to a center line of saidhousing such that said housing has a heart shaped cross-section takenalong a line extending through said top wall and said bottom wall, saidbottom wall having a plurality of audio apertures extending into aninterior of said housing.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, whereinsaid audio unit comprises: a control circuit being positioned withinsaid housing; and an electronic memory being positioned within saidhousing, said electronic memory being electrically coupled said controlcircuit, said electronic memory storing a plurality of data sets, eachof said data sets pertaining to a respective one of the audibleinstructions for CPR or choking rescue on infants, children or adults.3. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising a speaker beingpositioned within said housing, said speaker being electrically coupledto said control circuit, said speaker emitting said audibleinstructions, said speaker being aligned with said audio apertures insaid bottom wall of said housing to pass said audible instructionsthrough said audio apertures.
 4. The assembly according to claim 3,further comprising a volume up button being movably coupled to saidhousing, said volume up button being electrically coupled to saidcontrol circuit, said volume up button increasing a volume of saidspeaker when said volume up button is manipulated.
 5. The assemblyaccording to claim 3, further comprising a volume down button beingmovably coupled to said housing, said volume down button beingelectrically coupled to said control circuit, said volume down buttondecreasing a volume of said speaker when said volume down button ismanipulated.
 6. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising apower supply being positioned within said housing, said power supplybeing electrically coupled to said control circuit.
 7. The assemblyaccording to claim 6, wherein said power supply comprises at least onebattery being positioned within said housing, said at least one batterybeing electrically coupled to said control circuit.
 8. The assemblyaccording to claim 7, further comprising a charge port being recessedinto said exterior wall of said housing wherein said charge port isconfigured to insertably receive a charge cord from a power source, saidcharge port being electrically coupled to said at least one battery forrecharging said at least one battery.
 9. The assembly according to claim1, wherein said control unit comprises a plurality of buttons, each ofsaid buttons being movably positioned on said top wall of said housing,each of said buttons being electrically coupled to said control circuit,each of said buttons having one of said data sets in said electronicmemory being associated therewith.
 10. The assembly according to claim9, wherein said plurality of buttons includes an infant choke button, aninfant CPR button, a child choke button, a child CPR button, an adultchoke button and an adult CPR button, said electronic memorycommunicating said associated data set to said speaker when saidassociated button is manipulated wherein said speaker is configured toemit audible instructions specifically for whether an infant, a child oran adult needs choking rescue or CPR.
 11. A CPR training assembly beingconfigured to emit spoken instructions for performing CPR on anindividual in an emergency situation, said assembly comprising: ahousing having a top wall, a bottom wall and an exterior wall extendingtherebetween, said exterior wall having a first lateral surface and asecond lateral surface, each of said first lateral surface and saidsecond lateral surface being concavely arcuate with respect to a centerline of said housing such that said housing has a heart shapedcross-section taken along a line extending through said top wall andsaid bottom wall, said bottom wall having a plurality of audio aperturesextending into an interior of said housing; an audio unit being coupledto said housing and emitting audio outwardly therefrom wherein saidaudio unit is configured to audibly alert a user, said audio unitstoring data pertaining to audible instructions for performing CPR orchoking rescue on infants, children and adults, said audio unitcomprising: a control circuit being positioned within said housing; anelectronic memory being positioned within said housing, said electronicmemory being electrically coupled said control circuit, said electronicmemory storing a plurality of data sets, each of said data setspertaining to a respective one of the audible instructions for CPR orchoking rescue on infants, children or adults; a speaker beingpositioned within said housing, said speaker being electrically coupledto said control circuit, said speaker emitting said audibleinstructions, said speaker being aligned with said audio apertures insaid bottom wall of said housing to pass said audible instructionsthrough said audio apertures; a volume up button being movably coupledto said housing, said volume up button being electrically coupled tosaid control circuit, said volume up button increasing a volume of saidspeaker when said volume up button is manipulated; a volume down buttonbeing movably coupled to said housing, said volume down button beingelectrically coupled to said control circuit, said volume down buttondecreasing a volume of said speaker when said volume down button ismanipulated; and a power supply being positioned within said housing,said power supply being electrically coupled to said control circuit,said power supply comprising: at least one battery being positionedwithin said housing, said at least one battery being electricallycoupled to said control circuit; and a charge port being recessed intosaid exterior wall of said housing wherein said charge port isconfigured to insertably receive a charge cord from a power source, saidcharge port being electrically coupled to said at least one battery forrecharging said at least one battery; and a control unit being coupledto said housing, said control unit being electrically coupled to saidaudio unit such that said control unit selects said audible instructionsfor a respective one of the infants, children and adults wherein saidcontrol unit is configured to facilitate the user to receive audibleinstructions that correspond to whether an infant, a child or an adultneeds CPR or choking rescue, said control unit comprising a plurality ofbuttons, each of said buttons being movably positioned on said top wallof said housing, each of said buttons being electrically coupled to saidcontrol circuit, each of said buttons having one of said data sets insaid electronic memory being associated therewith, said plurality ofbuttons including an infant choke button, an infant CPR button, a childchoke button, a child CPR button, an adult choke button and an adult CPRbutton, said electronic memory communicating said associated data set tosaid speaker when said associated button is manipulated wherein saidspeaker is configured to emit audible instructions specifically forwhether an infant, a child or an adult needs choking rescue or CPR.